WhatsApp privacy case must be decided in a month EU privacy watchdog EDPB gave the Data Protection Commission a month to issue a long-delayed decision on compliance by Facebook's WhatsApp, siding with national enforcers ... World • 28 Jul
DPC to conduct audit of all political parties The Data Protection Commission has confirmed it has written to all political parties stating that it will be conducting a data protection audit of each ... Politics • 20 May
DPC writes to Sinn Féin over voter database reports The Data Protection Commission has written to Sinn Féin to seek more information about reports that the party has compiled a database containing personal information ... Business • 14 Apr
DPC to probe appearance of Facebook user data online The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched an inquiry into the publication online of what has been reported to be the personal data of 533m ... Business • 14 Apr
10% increase in data security breaches - report The Data Protection Commission handled more than 10,000 cases last year, a 9% increase on the previous year. Ireland • 25 Feb
DPC makes findings against Independent News and Media The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has made a number of infringement findings against Independent News and Media (INM) in relation to a data security incident ... Business • 05 Feb
Schrems drops case against regulator over Facebook Ireland has agreed to proceed with a 2013 complaint challenging Facebook's transatlantic data flows, Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems said today. Business • 13 Jan
Twitter fined €450,000 by Data Protection Commission Twitter has been fined €450,000 by the Data Protection Commission (DPC) for its handling of a data breach last year. Business • 15 Dec 20
US "deeply concerned" about EU/US data transfer issue The US Secretary of Commerce has said that the United States remains deeply concerned about a ruling by the EU Court of Justice last July ... Business • 03 Nov 20
Facebook Dating service launches in Ireland Facebook has launched its Dating service in Ireland, enabling users to meet other people looking to be more than just friends. Facebook • 22 Oct 20
Data regulator probes Instagram - reports The Data Protection Commission is investigating Instagram following concerns over how the image-sharing social platform handled children's personal data, according to reports. Business • 19 Oct 20
Facebook in High Court challenge over transfer of data Facebook has significant concerns about its ability to deliver its services to its 400 million European users over the Data Protection Commissioner's decision regarding the ... Courts • 14 Sep 20
Facebook launches legal action against Irish watchdog Facebook has launched legal action against the Irish Data Protection Commission in an attempt to halt a proposed order that could stop the company from ... Business • 11 Sep 20
Facebook's data transfer mechanism cannot be used - DPC Facebook has said that it has been told by the Data Protection Commission that the key mechanism it uses to transfer data from the European ... Business • 09 Sep 20
Twitter privacy ruling delayed after dispute Some European Union regulators objected to Ireland's preliminary ruling in a landmark privacy investigation of Twitter, the lead regulator said today. Business • 20 Aug 20
Privacy group takes High Court action against DPC A not-for profit organisation has launched a High Court challenge over what it claims is the Data Protection Commissioner's failure to progress complaints made about ... Business • 06 Jul 20
DPC legal bill for Schrems case tops €2.9m The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has run up a legal bill of over €2.9m as a result of the long running Max Schrems data case. Business • 26 May 20
Schrems calls on EU authorities to get DPC to speed up Privacy activist Max Schrems has called on the European authorities to push the Irish regulator to speed up its handling of cases he has brought ... Business • 25 May 20
HSE will no longer tell employers workers' test results The Health Service Executive has said it is to suspend the practice of informing employers of Covid-19 test results and is to seek guidance from ... Coronavirus • 19 May 20
Tusla focus of data compliance inquiries under GDPR Three statutory inquiries have been opened by the Data Protection Commission into Tusla in relation to its compliance with GDPR since the EU-wide regulation came ... Ireland • 20 Feb 20
Facebook postpones EU dating service amid DPC concerns Facebook has postponed the roll-out of its new dating services in the EU, scheduled for tomorrow, after Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner raised concerns about the ... Ireland • 13 Feb 20
DPC finds Public Services Card in breach of data law The Data Protection Commission has found the blanket and indefinite retention of documents and information provided by people applying for a Public Services Card is ... Ireland • 17 Aug 19
Widespread use of Public Services Card broke data laws The Data Protection Commission has found the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection's processing of personal data during the issuing of Public Services Cards ... Ireland • 16 Aug 19
DPC to query Facebook on users' audio recordings The Data Protection Commission (DPC) is seeking information on how Facebook handled data during the manual transcription of users' audio recordings. Business • 15 Aug 19
Regulator queries Facebook on transcription of audio The lead regulator of Facebook in the European Union is seeking information on how the company handled data during the manual transcription of users' audio ... Science and Technology • 14 Aug 19
